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by
Phyllis Downing Bill (Author),
Laurel Downing Bill (Author)
A must read for anyone interested in Alaska’s territorial history from 1912-1935
Filled with entertaining nonfiction short Alaskan stories and hundreds of historical photos-Volume three shares Alaska’s history from 1912 to 1935. -This Alaska history book is a delightful journey through Alaska’s growing pains as a US territory.
Trains, planes and automobiles arrive and forever change the lives of Alaskans- Hardy souls came to Alaska with hammers and drills, axes and mattocks, mauls and gauges- They found it took muscle and endurance to lay railroad tracks in Alaska’s untamed wilderness. – Other adventurers brought automobiles and airplanes north to Alaska- Transforming the way Alaska mined resources, explored the country, and traveled the Great Land.
Did you know? – The Alaska Railroad spurred the birth of Anchorage Alaska’s largest town in 1915? – Mushers and dog teams risked death to deliver life-saving diphtheria serum to Nome in 1925? – Famous aviator Wiley Post and Will Rogers crashed their plane and died near Barrow in 1935?
Dozens more little-known Alaskan stories fill the pages of Aunt Phil’s Trunk Volume ThreeThis volume is sure to keep readers ages 9-99 turning pages to see what happens next New Third Edition with Index
Number of Pages: 348Dimensions: 0.72 x 9.02 x 5.98 INPublication Date: May 23, 2018
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